Rebecca
@bluebec.bsky.social
Feminist, bisexual, leftist, atheist, polyamorous, CPTSD, hEDS, cancer survivor & great cook. Views my own, any pronoun, agender.
Love photography, cooking, gaming, travel and learning
TERFs, SWERFs & bigots will be blocked
Posting from: Naarm/Melbourne
Love photography, cooking, gaming, travel and learning
TERFs, SWERFs & bigots will be blocked
Posting from: Naarm/Melbourne
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I think it's really important to understand how thorough the guidelines were that recommended the use of puberty blockers, and that careful oversight was always part of the care plan.
The government took this decision out of the hands of medical professionals and the families and people involved.
The government took this decision out of the hands of medical professionals and the families and people involved.
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I think it's really important to understand how thorough the guidelines were that recommended the use of puberty blockers, and that careful oversight was always part of the care plan.
The government took this decision out of the hands of medical professionals and the families and people involved.
The government took this decision out of the hands of medical professionals and the families and people involved.
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For those that don't know what this is - the government suppressed this expert report on Clinical Guidelines for Transgender Health 24 hours before it was due to go out, and played politics with the lives of young transgender people.
You can now read the report in full.
You can now read the report in full.
Y’ALL. PATHA RELEASED THE NEW GENDER AFFIRMING CARE GUIDELINES. THE ONES THE GOVT SUPPRESSED
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
GET IN IT
patha.nz/resources-an...
Clinical Guidelines | Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa Inc. (PATHA)
patha.nz
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
For those that don't know what this is - the government suppressed this expert report on Clinical Guidelines for Transgender Health 24 hours before it was due to go out, and played politics with the lives of young transgender people.
You can now read the report in full.
You can now read the report in full.
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After the year I've had transitioning semi-privately then publicly, there's a lot to think on in this thread.
Even though I've superficially been eager, I recognise some of these mental blocks though.
Currently working on making my definitions of gender more *flexible*, for me and for others.
Even though I've superficially been eager, I recognise some of these mental blocks though.
Currently working on making my definitions of gender more *flexible*, for me and for others.
There's this pattern that I've noticed in trans people online that are not quite ready to accept that they're transgender yet. It applies to men and women in different ways. I'm going to talk about trans women for this thread though because that's where my heart is, anyway...
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
After the year I've had transitioning semi-privately then publicly, there's a lot to think on in this thread.
Even though I've superficially been eager, I recognise some of these mental blocks though.
Currently working on making my definitions of gender more *flexible*, for me and for others.
Even though I've superficially been eager, I recognise some of these mental blocks though.
Currently working on making my definitions of gender more *flexible*, for me and for others.
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Move over Accenture there's a new f***ed consulting group in Canberra.
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Move over Accenture there's a new f***ed consulting group in Canberra.
I did not know that Australia invented spreadable butter, nor that it was illegal at the time.
Dairy 'disrupter' who invented spreadable butter in 70s wins science award
An 86-year-old farmer claims this year's Dairy Science Award for inventing spreadable butter, during a time when mixing oils with cultured cream was illegal.
www.abc.net.au
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I did not know that Australia invented spreadable butter, nor that it was illegal at the time.
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Just popping on here to express my thanks to everyone on here. This community is my favorite thing in the world, and you’ve welcomed me with open arms. I can’t thank you enough for that, and I hope I’ve done the same for all of you. I love all of you so much!!!
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Just popping on here to express my thanks to everyone on here. This community is my favorite thing in the world, and you’ve welcomed me with open arms. I can’t thank you enough for that, and I hope I’ve done the same for all of you. I love all of you so much!!!
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A bit of color in the south sky about 15 minutes after sunset. Definitely no fog in the valley below with the relative humidity in the 20s today.
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A bit of color in the south sky about 15 minutes after sunset. Definitely no fog in the valley below with the relative humidity in the 20s today.
Regurgitator
Goyte
Bluejuice
Billy Joel & Elton John
Chvches
Goyte
Bluejuice
Billy Joel & Elton John
Chvches
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Necrophagist
Kesha
Chelsea Wolfe
Merzbow
Black Sabbath
Necrophagist
Kesha
Chelsea Wolfe
Merzbow
Black Sabbath
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Agalloch
MDF III
Rhapsody
Cynic
Wesley Willis
Agalloch
MDF III
Rhapsody
Cynic
Wesley Willis
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Regurgitator
Goyte
Bluejuice
Billy Joel & Elton John
Chvches
Goyte
Bluejuice
Billy Joel & Elton John
Chvches
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Using the belief that creators are the "petite bourgeoisie" to justify pirating books/stealing art is EXACTLY what makes it so hard for anyone who isn't rich to pursue their creative dreams
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Using the belief that creators are the "petite bourgeoisie" to justify pirating books/stealing art is EXACTLY what makes it so hard for anyone who isn't rich to pursue their creative dreams
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
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Save the date! Victoria’s Treaty will officially commence on Friday 12 December, and to mark this historic occasion there will be a public celebration at Fed Square open to all Victorians!
Keep your eyes peeled - more details to come
Keep your eyes peeled - more details to come
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Save the date! Victoria’s Treaty will officially commence on Friday 12 December, and to mark this historic occasion there will be a public celebration at Fed Square open to all Victorians!
Keep your eyes peeled - more details to come
Keep your eyes peeled - more details to come
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Despite living in the Perth Hills for nearly 20 yrs, I still come across native species I’ve not noticed before… like this lovely Darling Range Beaufortia (Beaufortia macrostemon) which is currently in flower
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Despite living in the Perth Hills for nearly 20 yrs, I still come across native species I’ve not noticed before… like this lovely Darling Range Beaufortia (Beaufortia macrostemon) which is currently in flower
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist
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Reflecting ...
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Reflecting ...
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A very still & gentle #sunrise in #Ballarat this morning, a golden dawn spilling across Lake Wendouree.
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A very still & gentle #sunrise in #Ballarat this morning, a golden dawn spilling across Lake Wendouree.
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
Ah, I can hear it is baby magpie season. Those babies sure are loud with their "HEY MUM! HEY MUM! GIVE ME SOME!"
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Ah, I can hear it is baby magpie season. Those babies sure are loud with their "HEY MUM! HEY MUM! GIVE ME SOME!"
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"Expect 40-minute queues just to exit motorway, an hour to find a park when Ikea opens next week"
The store is a 350m walk from the Sylvia Park train station - which this story curiously fails to mention What's that about?
www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...
The store is a 350m walk from the Sylvia Park train station - which this story curiously fails to mention What's that about?
www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...
Expect 40-minute queues just to exit motorway, an hour to find a park when Ikea opens
Aucklanders won’t know what’s hit them when Ikea opens its doors for the first time on December 4, and we’re not talking about the Swedish meatballs.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Expect 40-minute queues just to exit motorway, an hour to find a park when Ikea opens next week"
The store is a 350m walk from the Sylvia Park train station - which this story curiously fails to mention What's that about?
www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...
The store is a 350m walk from the Sylvia Park train station - which this story curiously fails to mention What's that about?
www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...
Wow, I felt this one down to my toes
Today's Love Letter is a stunning meditation on birdwatching and the loss of a friendship, from the one and only @amalelmohtar.com
stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letter-...
stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letter-...
Why I Need the Birds
A Love Letters Feature by Amal El-Mohtar - November 2025
stone-soup.ghost.io
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Wow, I felt this one down to my toes
Oh fuck. I've just found out that Estrogen Receptor Positive breast cancer (the type I had) has a recurrence rate of up to 50%, potentially over a decade later.
I had just celebrated 10 years of being cancer free, and now I learn I have to continue keeping watch and if it comes back, it's worse
I had just celebrated 10 years of being cancer free, and now I learn I have to continue keeping watch and if it comes back, it's worse
November 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Oh fuck. I've just found out that Estrogen Receptor Positive breast cancer (the type I had) has a recurrence rate of up to 50%, potentially over a decade later.
I had just celebrated 10 years of being cancer free, and now I learn I have to continue keeping watch and if it comes back, it's worse
I had just celebrated 10 years of being cancer free, and now I learn I have to continue keeping watch and if it comes back, it's worse
I did a paint and sip thing this week as an end of year activity with my broader team.
The first image is what we were aiming for, the second is the one I made - which I think is better. I ran out of time to add trees on the fat shore or more reflections of the mountains
The first image is what we were aiming for, the second is the one I made - which I think is better. I ran out of time to add trees on the fat shore or more reflections of the mountains
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I did a paint and sip thing this week as an end of year activity with my broader team.
The first image is what we were aiming for, the second is the one I made - which I think is better. I ran out of time to add trees on the fat shore or more reflections of the mountains
The first image is what we were aiming for, the second is the one I made - which I think is better. I ran out of time to add trees on the fat shore or more reflections of the mountains
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Thankful for my Bluesky friends and thoughtful talented reposters @pierpaolo.bsky.social @msjulesb.bsky.social @breeze420.bsky.social @downmydirtroad.bsky.social @pelzerb.bsky.social @chele23.bsky.social @jwolfiedog.bsky.social @arik-2.bsky.social @mad7500.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thankful for my Bluesky friends and thoughtful talented reposters @pierpaolo.bsky.social @msjulesb.bsky.social @breeze420.bsky.social @downmydirtroad.bsky.social @pelzerb.bsky.social @chele23.bsky.social @jwolfiedog.bsky.social @arik-2.bsky.social @mad7500.bsky.social
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thank you to the roundabout near where I live for once again providing a physical representation of the AI economy
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
thank you to the roundabout near where I live for once again providing a physical representation of the AI economy
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Ghazal and her family are living in ruins; even their only shelter, made of canvas, has been destroyed by rain and wind. They are enduring the harsh winter and need our help to keep warm and secure food and clothing during the bitter cold
tinyurl.com/save-my-baby...
tinyurl.com/save-my-baby...
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ghazal and her family are living in ruins; even their only shelter, made of canvas, has been destroyed by rain and wind. They are enduring the harsh winter and need our help to keep warm and secure food and clothing during the bitter cold
tinyurl.com/save-my-baby...
tinyurl.com/save-my-baby...
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Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
King Soloman and his 700 wives and 300 concubines say "WHAT?"
I honestly don't care what the Vatican thinks of my relationships, just remember if you are Catholic and in a non-standard or queer relationship, that's between you and your God, not the Vatican.
I honestly don't care what the Vatican thinks of my relationships, just remember if you are Catholic and in a non-standard or queer relationship, that's between you and your God, not the Vatican.
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
Pope Leo and the Vatican reject polygamy in sweeping doctrinal praise of monogamy
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
www.sltrib.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
King Soloman and his 700 wives and 300 concubines say "WHAT?"
I honestly don't care what the Vatican thinks of my relationships, just remember if you are Catholic and in a non-standard or queer relationship, that's between you and your God, not the Vatican.
I honestly don't care what the Vatican thinks of my relationships, just remember if you are Catholic and in a non-standard or queer relationship, that's between you and your God, not the Vatican.
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Union Street Railroad Bridge
in west salem, oregon
in west salem, oregon
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Union Street Railroad Bridge
in west salem, oregon
in west salem, oregon